In the past several years several ACC schools have serious financial commitments to athletics. One school conspicuously absent from this list has been Georgia Tech. It was wellknown by Georgia Tech and ACC fans the school simply wasn’t investing heavily in athletics. In part that’s why baseball and basketball have been in perpetual decline or rebuilding mode for several years. Football has had highlights, but has struggled to remain in the upper echelon of ACC football. In 2 of the last 3 years it’s been closer to the bottom. While not all of the issues can be tied to money and facilities, the lack of certainly hasn’t helped.
The tenure of former of AD Mike Bobinksi was described as dysfunctional by AJC.
Finally, though under new AD Todd Stansbury, Georgia Tech is ready to get make that serious financial commitment to athletics.
We’re excited to launch Athletics Initiative 2020, which aims to raise $125 million to build a strong foundation for our future success ?#TogetherWeSwarm
Details: https://t.co/LXdnaPAiW8 pic.twitter.com/r2y8nbAPQp
— Georgia Tech Sports (@GTAthletics) June 7, 2018
From the RamblingWreck.com website, here are the upgrades planned for Georgia Tech – including upgrades to the Athletic Department Head Quarters, the baseball stadium, and the basketball and football locker rooms.
The football locker room improvements are already ongoing.
For Georgia Tech fans, and I count myself among them – this has been long over due and is welcome news.
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